Compressed-powder holder.



W. Q. KENDLL.

COMPRESSED POWDER HOLDER.

APPLICATION man muss, 1916.

Paencd Apr. 24., NH?.

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WILLIAM e. Karmann,- oF NEWARK, New JERSEY.

COMPRESSED-POWDER HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented am. ai.' ieri.

Application led July 31, 1916. Serial No. 112,348.

To all t may concern.'

My invention relates to new and useful.

10 improvements iii-compressed powder holding the provision .of a simple and improved method 'of packaging toilet powder, rouge and similar articles in compressed'form.

More specifically, my invention includes an ornamental box or container, preferably formed' of sheet metal and means lockingly held in the box for detachably securlng a pad holding a cake of powder so that after the powder has been used from the pad the pad may be withdrawn and replaced by a fresh one.

In this connection a still further object of my invention consists' in providinga devicewhich is detachably applied within the box and which will detachably and lockingly receive a powder holding `Anotherobject of my invention 1s to provide an anchoring device of theabove described character of such construction that it may be stamped or otherwise formed in a single-piece from sheet metal or other sultable material. l ,l

With these and other objects in view my invention will be more fully describedillus trated -in the accompanying drawings and then specifically pointed out 'in the -claims\ which are attached to and form a part of this application.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view taken through a .container equipped with my compressed powder holding device, the powder holding pad and the anchoring means being shown in elevation;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the anchoring device with the powder pad applied' Figi. 3 isa sectlon corresponding to Fig, 1, illustrating a modified form of construction' Fig. L.tis a perspective view of the form of construction shown in Fig. .3; f

Fig. 5 is a view corresponding to Figs. 1

' 55 and 3, illustrating a still further construction; and

ers, the primary object of my invention be- Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the anchoring device shown in Fig. 5.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by vthe same reference characters.

In Fig. l of the' drawings I have illustrated a'containei' in the form of a sheet nieta-l boxv l0 having a circular bottoni ll i and upstanding side walls l2, being liared somewhat from its lou/'er to the latter its upper edge for a reason which will be later apparent. The .upper portionof the side wall 12 is inset somewhat to pr'oilide an annular stop shoulder 13 eXteriorly of the box and a cover l14 is 'hingedto the box at one side as shown at l5 fand is formed with a depending flange 16 adapted to engage about the reduced upper portion of the box and to abut againstthe stop shoulder 13 when the box is closed. 'Ihat portion of the flange 16 opposite the hinge 15 may be outstruck to form a projection 17 to facilitate opening of the cover and also to provide a resulting 'interiorvdepression to lockingly receive a correspondingly.outstruck portion 18 of the wall of the box and thereby provid'ea frictional lock for the cover. Mounted within the box is a mirror 19 secured by a ring 20 which is wedged Within the Harige 16, injury to the mirror due to forcing of the ring against it upon closing ofthe bo'X being prevented by engagement of the flange 16 of the-.coverwith the stop i shoulder 13. An eye 2l is preferably secured to the box below the hinge and carries a ring 22 by means of which the box may be suspended from a chain.

My present invention consists primarily in providing means for securing a powder or rouge holding pad 23 within the above described box.J As clearly shown` in Figs.

l and 2 ofthe drawings this pad is circular'v in shape, being formed with an upwardly and inwardly directed peripheral wall 24:

which lockingly receives powder or rouge as indicated at 25. ing this pad within the box I provide a de-l vice indicated as a whole by the' numeral .26 in the form of a. disk of relatively light lpressed against theupper face of the pad As a means for anchor- L,

in place. This disk 26 lis provided at pei ripherally spaced intervals with outwardly directed ears, substantially rectangular in shape and at either side of these ears is radially slotted as shown at' 27 iii order that the ears7 together with the portions comprehendcd between the vslots may vprovide resilient tongues 28' which when cent up in the manner shown in Figs. i and 2 will. lie within the peripheral boiindary'o' the disk. As. shown these tongues are lient inwardly to extend at an acute angle to the base or disk 26 and their free ends are sprung outwardly somewhat'to facilitate apn plication of the pad as will be later apparent.'

.After the anchoring vdevice or holder 25 has been forced into place in the bottoni of the box 10 a powder or rouge titled pad is positioned in the box and pressure brought to bear against it to force it loetween the ends of the tongues Z8-and int-o engagement with the dish 26. A`When so po sitioned the tongues spring in against the upwardly and inwardly inclined peripheral wall of the pad and securely lanchor it vin place. maybe removed by inserting a suitable -instrument such as a knife blade or scissor blade between its edge andthe wall of the box and prying the pad out.` Three or more anchoring tongues may ne provided but I have found that four of these tongues aord 'suiicient anchoring means for the pad and at the-saine time permit of more ready .re moval when desired.

In'Figs. '3 and tot the drawings I have illustrated a modied forni of structure ineludin a box 29 having a circular bottom 30 an an upstanding preferablyv vertical marginal wall 31 provided intermediate its height with an outstruclr annular bead to orin a stop shoulder 32. j Coperating with this box is a cover 33 having marginal falanee 34 adapted to engage about the .upper end of the box and. seat against the stop shoulder or fiange 32. cated within the cover and secured by, a ring 36 wedged within the flange 34, this construction being the saine as that described in connection with thefoin or" the invention. shown in Fig. l@ The device for 'anchoring or detachably securing the powder or rouge holding pad- Q3 in this torni ot container is best shown at 37 in Fig. L

.and incliides a disk shaped body member provided with peripherally spaced, racially extending arms 38 the free ends of which are iipturiied es shown at 39 to provide locking lingers the 'terminals of which are outstruclr. This disk may be iiglitened hy cutting away its central. portion as shown at 40, which is also true et' the disk 2% prev iosly described, 'The holder 37 is posin tioned in box es shown in Figa 3., tting Obviously the pad when emptied.

A mirror 35 is io- Y incense in Fig. 5 i` have illustrated a still further y forni of construction in which the container or box is preferably formed oi cardboard including a circular bottoni 41 having an inner peripheral will and anV outerv peripheral wall 4:3 of lessi' height than the innerfwall whereby an. exterior stop shoulderf is provided to receive the annular flange t5 of the cover to whenfthc latter Vis closed. This-cover may be either hinged to the box 'or not iis prei'erredand a clampiiifr rin i? also di' cardboard .enea es' within the dange i6 and secures a `inirror 48 in place. The anchoring member einployed in lconnection with this box is in-l tended rfor use in securing' a somewhat inodiled forni of powder orfrouge holding pad` in place and isbest illustratedr in Figfi. This` member includes a, disksliaped cody 49 provided at vperipl'ierally spaced intervals with radially .extending tongues. 50 which in `spaced relation to the edge ofthe body -are bent upwardly as shown at 5i. i .The

powder holdingpad, as shown in Fig. 5, includes ya circular basel 52surrounded by an upstanding marginalliange 53 which may or may lnot be inwardlyared, as preferred. rlfliis pad yis inserted betweenthe upwardly directed arms of the holder 49 and the terminals of the arms are then' bent inwardly as4 shown lat 54: to engage oyer its upper edge. To additionally connect the pad to the holder. the holder, which is ,preff erably stamped Itroni sheetlginetal, isl provided with fliainetifically, opposed Vfshaped clefts v55 defining triangularshaped. prongs y56 which are bent upwardly and passed through the bottoni ot' the padv and then relient as clearlyA shown in- Fig. 5. The holder 49 is provided with a second pair of Vshaped clefts 57 preferably diametrically opposed and defining triangular tongues 59 which areloent downwardly,` passedl through the bottoni 43 ofthe/.box and rebent toV anchor the holder to the box., y v l In View of "the varioiis -inodiiications illustrated and. described it will of course be apparent 'that I vdo not wish to limit' -myself to any specilic details of construction and I therefore reserve 'the right to maketfany changes within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invent-ion, what is claimed as new is: i

1. The combination with a hox lhaving a peripheral wall and-a eon'ipressed powder holder having;f an upwardly and inwardly inclined peripheral wall7 o't' an anchoring device adapted to seat in the bottom o'l'- the box and ha ving upwardly and inwardly drected resilient lingers adapted to lockingly yet'detaehably receive the holder.

The combination with a box having a peripheral wall and a compressed powder holder having an upwardly and inwardly inclined peripheral wall, of an anchoring device adapted to seat in the bottomfof the box and having upwardly" and inwardly di rected resilient lingers adapted to lockingly yet detachably receive the holder, the anchoringdeyice being proportioned Jfor wedginer engagementwithin the peripheral wall of the hox.

3. The conibination with a box having a slightly flared peripheral wall and a powder holder adapted to seat in the box and. having an upwardly and inwardly inclined peripheral wall, of a substantially disk shaped body of sheet material adapted to be wedged within the flared wall of the box and slotted radially at peripherally'spaeed intervals to provide resilient tongues which- 'a compressed powder pad, of a resilient plate sprung into the container to Seat flatly against the bottom thereof and be frictionally held therein, and locking lingers projet-tingl from the plate and engaging the pad.

A holder for powder pads comprising a resilient plate having radially extending ears, the plate at either side of each ear being ratlialiy slotted whereby theears, together with the l'iortionsI eomprehended between the slots.y provide resilient` tongues, the tongues heine' ul'iwardly and inwardly lbent to extend at an acute angle to the plate and the terminals ol the tongues being out bent.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

VILLI'AM G. KENDALL. L. 5.] 

